Minnesota Wild: Parise out for Sunday, maybe longer

Left wing Zach Parise skates Dec. 8 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Parise will miss Sunday's game against the Islanders because of a lingering foot injury. (Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)

Toward the end of Wild practice Saturday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center, Zach Parise appeared on the bench wearing a green sweatshirt.

He chatted with coach Mike Yeo for a bit and took in some of the work his teammates were doing on the ice.

But Parise was retroactively placed on injured reserve Saturday and will miss Sunday's game against the Islanders and likely additional games.

"He's frustrated," coach Mike Yeo said. "He wants to be in the lineup. But hopefully every day that he gets his rest is a day that we get closer to him coming back."

Parise suffered a foot contusion blocking a shot Nov. 25 in St. Louis and never fully healed from that, pushing himself back from the injury earlier than expected.

Now Parise will miss a few games. He's been out two straight, will miss a third Sunday and likely more after that.

"Obviously he wants to get on the ice and help the team," Yeo said. "He's a huge part of our team and we can't wait to have him back, but at the same time let's do whatever we have to do to get him feeling healthy."